It was very unseasonably cool and quite overcast
for an autumn day here in the Kanto area. Cloudy skies with a hint of a drizzle,
and the evening got dark fairly early.Inside home, my mother was busy in the
guest room with her paperwork from her job. I was in my room, sitting in front
of my computer, finishing up on my research paper I have been working on for a
week now. I was about ready to wrap up the paper and save it in my files when
suddenly I heard a faint banging on the front door.
"Amy! Open up, Amy, please! Open the
door!", I walked to the front door, and peaked out the side window. It was
Lita, my best friend from school. She transfered from a public school in Osaka
early in the semester. I had heard stories that she had a reputation of being a
deliquent, always getting into fights. When I first met her, she didn't seem
that way. She was quiet and rather kind-hearted. She told me that she enjoys
cooking and figure skating, and that admired me of becoming a physician when I
went to secondary school. One day, Lits made me a very delicious homemade lunch.
I was very impressed. She was a year ahead of me, and always shared lunchtime
together. She would ask for help in her studies and I always helped her. She
tells me of her many past boyfriends. Lita seemed to be the kind of girl who
always took control, who kept a level head. But that night, when she knocked on
my door, she seemed very distressed. I immmediately opened the door and she
rushed into the house.
"Lita", I walked over to her, placing
my hand on her trembling shoulder, "Lita, what's the
matter?"
Lita slowly turned toward me, eyes bloodshot as
if she spent the last hour or so crying. "Amy", she stammered, barely
able to get the words out.
"Lita, it's alright', I whispered to her,
"I'm here for you. Here, sit down, and tell me what happened". Lita
sat down on the chair, still trembling. I stood in front of her in total concern
for her well being. Suddenly, she pulled me toward her, pressing her head
againest my chest. She then burst into tears, a very bitter sounding burst. I
cradled her head in my arms, brushing the back of her head softly.
"A-A-Amy", sobbed Lita, "he broke
up with me. Kevin, my boyfriend, said he wanted nothing to do with me. I stood
stunned, and quietly asked, "why would he want nothing to do with
you?"
"He says he can't deal with my past, can't
deal with someone like me anymore", Lita said with tears still streaming
down her face, "he won't see me for the girl I am now. It's just not
fair!"
I took my fingertips and brushed away her tears.
I then told Lita tenderly, "I can't see why any boy would want nothing to
do with you. You're kind, considerate..a great cook and excel in sports. I can't
see why".
"It's my past, Amy", exclaimed Lita,
"Kevin still sees me as a troublemaker, a deliquent.
I...I...I...."
"What is it Lita? Please tell
me."
"I was expelled from my last school. I was
transfered to this school so I won't have to go to Osaka School for
Girls".
"Like A detention home for juvenile
deliquents, Lita?"
"That's exactly what that is, Amy",
exclaimed Lita, choking on her tears.
This came as a shock. I would have never see her
as a troublemaker. All that mattered was she was my friend, and she needed my
shoulder to cry on.
I sat down next to her, gently taking her hand
in mine. "Lita, I don't care about your past. What matters is that you're
my one true friend. And I'm here for you."
Lita turned to me and said, "You really
mean that? Regardless of my past?"
"Yes, in my heart of hearts, I'll be here
for you", I nodded slowly. It was then my mother walks into the living
room. My mother then asks, "Honey, is everything alright. Who's your
friend?"
"Mother, this is Lita, from school", I
answered, "Lita, this is my mother".
"Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Anderson",
Lita replied, wiping away tears.
"Alright, then, maybe the two of you should
head to the bath.I believe a nice soak will help with what's wrong with
you".
"Sounds like a good idea. mother", I
turn to Lita and asked, "how about you? Sound like a good idea?" Lita
smiled and nodded. "OK, then, a bath it is."
We both got up and walked to
the bath, while holding Lita's hand. Lita then said, "Your mother seems to
be a very wonderful lady. Where's your dad?"
"My mother and father are seperated, Lita. It's just mom
and I. We've been doing fine."
"Oh....alright", nodded Lita.
This has been Part 1 of the fanfic trilogy, and Part 2 will
follow shortly. Let me know what you think. - Carmen